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Best Places to See Wildlife in St. Lucie County
St. Lucie County is one of Florida’s most rewarding wildlife destinations because it packs an unusual variety of habitats into one area: Atlantic beaches, the Indian River Lagoon, freshwater marsh, scrub, pine flatwoods, and river floodplain forest. Local tourism officials highlight more than 20,000 acres of nature preserves in the area, while St. Lucie County says its Environmental Resources Department manages roughly 12,000 acres of preserves and natural areas. Add in the Indian River Lagoon—recognized as one of North America’s most biologically diverse estuaries—and the result is a county with real range for birders, paddlers, photographers, and families who just want to see wild Florida up close.
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